Cereal, Alberta

Cereal
Village
Village of Cereal
Location in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°24′56.1″N 110°47′59.5″W / 51.415583°N 110.799861°W / 51.415583; -110.799861Coordinates: 51°24′56.1″N 110°47′59.5″W / 51.415583°N 110.799861°W / 51.415583; -110.799861
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 4
Special Area No. 3
Incorporated[1]  
 • Village August 19, 1914
Government[2]
 • Mayor Tami Olds
 • Governing body Cereal Village Council
Area (2016)[3]
 • Land 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation 765 m (2,510 ft)
Population (2016)[3]
 • Total 111
 • Density 140.9/km2 (365/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
Highways Highway 9
Highway 886

Cereal is a village in central Alberta east of Drumheller. It was named after the post office that was established in the area in 1910.[4] The name alludes to grain fields near the town site.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cereal recorded a population of 111 living in 59 of its 63 total private dwellings, a −17.2% change from its 2011 population of 134. With a land area of 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.5/km2 (363.9/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

In the 2011 Census, the Village of Cereal had a population of 134 living in 71 of its 79 total dwellings, a 6.3% change from its 2006 population of 126. With a land area of 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 141.1/km2 (365.3/sq mi) in 2011.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Village of Cereal" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 141. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cereal Women's Institute (1967). Down Cereal's Memory Trails, 1910-1967. Cereal, Alberta. p. 3.
  5. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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